Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 9702/14 May/June 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 4, May/June 2025: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions worth 40 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 40
- Marks
- 40
- Grade A from
- 28
File names: 9702_s25_qp_14 · 9702_s25_ms_14
Grade thresholds for 9702/14 May/June 2025
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 40). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/14 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9702/14 May/June 2025
- Question 1
The number of atoms in a mobile phone handset may be estimated by dividing the approximate volume of the handset by the approximate volume of an atom. What is a reasonable estimate of the number of atoms in a mobile …
- Question 2
Which unit is not equivalent to a unit of energy? …
- Question 3
Calipers are used to determine the thickness of the wall of a glass tube. wall glass tube The following measurements are made. internal diameter of the tube …
- Question 4
The diagram shows two fixed pins, Y and Z. A length of elastic is stretched between Y and Z and around pin X, which is attached to a trolley. …
- Question 5
A student cycles uphill from home to a shop, taking 10 minutes. The student then spends 5 minutes in the shop before cycling home downhill at twice the initial speed. Which graph could show the variation with time of the …
- Question 6
A ball is released from rest from a window at a height of 12 m above the ground. Air resistance is negligible. What is the time taken after release for the ball to reach the ground? …
- Question 7
Which word equation is not correct? A force = change of momentum B force = mass acceleration C force = pivot the from distance lar perpendicu moment D force = force the of direction the in nt displaceme done …
- Question 8
A skydiver is falling vertically with terminal velocity when their parachute opens fully. Which statement describes the motion of the skydiver for the first few seconds after the parachute opens fully? A falling with non-uniform acceleration and increasing speed B …
- Question 9
Two gliders are travelling towards each other on a horizontal air track. Glider P has mass 0.30 kg and is moving with a constant speed of …
- Question 10
Which statement about a couple is correct? A It acts to produce both translational motion and rotation. B It acts to produce rotation only. C It acts to produce translational motion only. D It acts to produce neither rotation nor …
- Question 11
A picture frame hangs from a string. The string is supported by a pin. The frame is in equilibrium. string pin frame Which diagram shows the vector triangle of forces acting on the picture frame? …
- Question 12
A solid metal cuboid of density 2700 kg m–3 has sides of lengths …
- Question 13
A cylindrical iceberg of height H floats in sea water. The top of the iceberg is at height h above the surface of the water. H h sea water iceberg The density of ice is i and the density …
- Question 14
In which situation is work done on an object? A The object slides with a constant velocity along a horizontal frictionless surface in a vacuum. B A person holds the object at arm’s length and at a fixed height above …
- Question 15
An electric motor operating a lift has an output power of 20 kW. …
- Question 16
In which situation is the least amount of energy transferred? A A student and a motorcycle of total mass 80 kg come to rest from a speed of …
- Question 17
What is the definition of strain? A extension per unit cross-sectional area B extension per unit original length C force per unit cross-sectional area D force per unit extension
- Question 18
A spring of unstretched length 0.10 m is suspended vertically from a support. A weight of 2.0 N is attached to the bottom of the spring and its length increases to 0.15 m. An additional weight of 4.0 N is …
- Question 19
Two progressive waves meet at a fixed point P. The variation with time of the displacement of each wave at point P is shown in the graph. …
- Question 20
A microphone is connected to a cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO). The diagram shows the waveform on the display of the CRO when the microphone detects a sound. The y-gain is set to 1 V div–1. The time-base is set to 2.0 …
- Question 21
A progressive longitudinal wave is travelling horizontally from left to right. A graphical representation of the wave at one instant in time is shown. 0 0 Which row could give the correct labels for the x-axis and y-axis of this …
- Question 22
A vehicle is moving with a speed of …
- Question 23
Which row could describe electromagnetic waves? type of wave speed in free space A longitudinal faster for shorter wavelengths B longitudinal the same for all wavelengths C transverse faster for shorter wavelengths D transverse the same for all wavelengths
- Question 24
A horizontal beam of light is incident normally on a polarising filter. The incident light is vertically polarised and has an intensity of …
- Question 25
A pipe of length 100 cm is open at both ends. A loudspeaker situated at one end of the pipe can emit sound of different wavelengths. pipe loudspeaker 100 cm Which wavelength can produce a stationary wave in the pipe? …
- Question 26
A student makes a sound at point R near a building. A second student, standing at point S around the corner of the building, hears the sound. The building is a solid structure and there are no other structures nearby. …
- Question 27
Red light of a single wavelength from a laser is incident on a double slit. A pattern of interference fringes is observed on a flat screen that is placed parallel to the double slit. Which change increases the separation of …
- Question 28
An electromagnetic wave is incident normally on a diffraction grating. A second-order maximum is produced at an angle of 30 to the direction of the incident light. The grating has 5000 lines per cm. What is the wavelength of the …
- Question 29
The resistance of a lamp is 10 and the potential difference across it is 6.0 V. How many electrons pass through the lamp in a time of 24 hours? …
- Question 30
What is equivalent to one volt? A one coulomb per second B one joule per coulomb C one joule per second D one joule second per coulomb squared
- Question 31
The resistance of some electrical components may change with changing conditions. Which component’s resistance increases? A a filament lamp as the potential difference (p.d.) across it increases B a light-dependent resistor (LDR) as the intensity of the light incident on …
- Question 32
Gold is sometimes used to make very small connecting wires in electronic circuits. A particular gold wire has length …
- Question 33
A cell of constant electromotive force (e.m.f.) and negligible internal resistance is separately connected into four different circuits. In which circuit does the power dissipated by the lamp stay the same as the variable resistor is adjusted? …
- Question 34
The sum of the electrical currents into a point in a circuit is equal to the sum of the currents out of the point. Which statement is correct? A This is Kirchhoff’s first law, which results from the conservation of …
- Question 35
A battery of electromotive force …
- Question 36
A potentiometer circuit may be used to determine the unknown electromotive force (e.m.f.) E of a cell. The circuit diagrams shown include a battery of known e.m.f. and negligible internal resistance, a uniform resistance wire XY and a galvanometer. Which …
- Question 37
A uranium atom with a charge of +2e has a nucleon number of 235 and a proton number of 92. e is the elementary charge. What is the total number of protons, neutrons and electrons in this charged atom? …
- Question 38
A nucleus W of a radioactive isotope emits a – particle and forms nucleus X. Nucleus X emits an -particle to form nucleus Y. Nucleus Y emits a – particle to form nucleus Z. Which statement about Z is correct? …
- Question 39
Which particle is not a lepton? A electron B neutrino C neutron D positron
- Question 40
How many flavours (types) of antiquark are there? …
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